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MILK COMMISSION. 



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Copy of Suggestions which should be Printed in Heavy, Black Type on Strong Linen 



and Posted in all Dairies. 



DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

 L::._a THE CITY OF 



Rules and Regulations which must be observed by Farmers and Dairymen in the Care of 

 Cows and Handling of Milk shipped to the City of 



THE Cows. 



1. The cows must be kept clean. 



2. Manure must not be permitted to 

 collect upon the tail, sides, udder and 

 belly of any milch cow. 



STABLES. 



1. Cow stables must be well lighted 

 and ventilated. 



2. Floors must be tight and well 

 drained. 



3. Manure must be removed from the 

 stalls and gutters at least twice daily. 

 This must not be done during milking nor 

 within one hour prior thereto. 



4. Walls and ceilings must be kept 

 clean. 



5. The ceilings must be so constructed 

 that dust and dirt therefrom shall not 

 readily fall to the floor or into the milk. 



6. Stables must be whitewashed at 

 least once a year. 



THE WATEB SUPPLY. 



1. The water used in the barn and 

 for washing milk utensils must be free 

 from contamination. 



THE MILK-HOUSE. 



1. A milk-house must be provided 

 which is separated from the stable and 

 dwelling-house. 



2. It must be kept clean and must not 

 be used for any purpose except the hand- 

 ling of milk. 



THE MILKERS. 



1. No person having any communicable 

 disease, or one caring for persons having 

 such disease, must be allowed to handle 

 the milk or milk utensils. 



2. The hands of the milkers must be 

 carefully washed immediately before milk- 

 ing. 



THE UTENSILS. 



1. All milk utensils, including pails, 

 cans, strainers and dippers, must be kept 

 thoroughly clean and must be washed and 

 scalded after each using. 



THE MILK. 



1. Milk from diseased cows must not be 

 shipped. 



2. The milk must not be in any way 

 adulterated. 



3. The straining of milk must be done 

 in the milk-house only. 



4. All milk must be cooled to a tem- 

 perature not above 55 degrees within two 

 hours after being drawn, and kept there- 

 after below that, and must be cooled to 50 

 degrees or less if not delivered at the 

 creamery twice daily. 



5. The use of any preservative or colour- 

 ing matter is an adulteration, and its use 

 by a producer or shipper will be a suffi- 

 cient cause for the exclusion of his pro- 

 duct from the city of . 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



In addition to the preceding rules, the 

 Department makes the following recom- 

 mendations: 



THE BARNYARD. 



1. It should be well drained and dry, 

 and should be as much sheltered as pos- 

 sible from the wind and cold. 



2. Manure should not be allowed to 

 collect in the barnyard and should not 

 be at any time in contact with a stable 

 or milk-house. 



THE STABLE. 



1. The cow stable should have an abun- 

 dance of light and ventilation. The ven- 

 tilation should preferably be from the 

 top. 



2. There should be at least 600 cubic 

 feet of air space for each cow. 



3. It is desirable that the place where 

 the cows are kept be used for no other 

 purpose. A cow barn should not be used 

 as a storage place for straw, hay or other 

 feeds, or as a waggon or tool house, as 

 the dust and dirt which accumulates in a 

 place of this character is liable to drop 

 into the milk whil being drawn. 



4. Stable floor should be made tight and 

 be of some non-absorbent material. 



5. Cement or brick floors are the best. 



